Robert Dyas

It all started with a fiver. That’s all Mr. Robert Dyas had to invest in his new business back in the 1870s. After opening up his first store in London in 1872, the man from County Meath in Ireland went on to expand his retail enterprise with 18 shops right across the south of England. Today there are nearly 100 Robert Dyas stores, and having survived two world wars, economic depression and a fire that destroyed the head office and warehouse in 1997, the brand is now one of the most trusted and respected in the United Kingdom. In 2012 the Robert Dyas brand was bought by Theo Paphitis, one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs and star of the BBC’s hit television programme Dragons’ Den. Under his stewardship the company aims to continue in its tradition of providing quality solution-based products for the home and garden.